Woodblock Print
1854 (made)
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Woodblock print depicting an actor in a theatrical performace. The figure wears a red costue with white geometric patterns and blue banding. Their shoulders hunched as they turn towards the yellow wall.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woodblock print on paper |
| Brief description | Woodblock print, possibly the centre sheet of a triptych by Utagawa Hirosada (c.1819-1865), Japan |
| Physical description | Woodblock print depicting an actor in a theatrical performace. The figure wears a red costue with white geometric patterns and blue banding. Their shoulders hunched as they turn towards the yellow wall. |
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| Object history | Originally a triptych, one sheet is missing. Purchased from S. M. Franck & Co., accessioned in 1886. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
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| Accession number | E.3017:2-1886 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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